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Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

SpaceX lit up the night sky over Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Jan. 22) with the launch of 25 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet service.

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger."

Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2026 this morning (Jan. 22), sending two satellites aloft for the European company Open Cosmos.

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star.

A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6.

The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory.

The lunar crescent will disappear below the horizon before midnight on Jan. 22.

The iOptron 80mm scope is easy to use and suited to both white-light solar viewing and nighttime observations.

"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."

The fact that Crew-11 returned to Earth safely despite unprecedented circumstances bodes well for the success of future missions that go farther afield, astronauts said.

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

Great Scott! Legends of Tomorrow still rocks even 10 years later.

Astronaut Suni Williams left NASA late last month after 27 years of service. She spent a total of 608 days in space, more than all but one other American astronaut.

Blue Origin just announced "TeraWave," a planned satellite megaconstellation designed for customers who need super-high-throughput communication services.

"Dark matter can be red hot when it is born, but still have time to cool down before galaxies begin to form."

Bungie's next game returns with a new in-engine trailer and more details ahead of its long-awaited release.

With a host of exciting new Marvel and Star Wars releases landing this year, Disney Plus is the streaming subscription to have in 2026 and now it's a third cheaper with this UK-only deal.

The photos were taken during a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest in years.

The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou 20 capsule damaged by a space-junk strike came safely down to Earth.

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.